Vaccine stimulates multi-pronged immune attack, inhibits tumor-induced immune suppression Scientists are using their increasing knowledge of the complex interaction between cancer and the im... Read more

Scientists fine-tune organic thin films with an eye toward biomedical devices Using DNA from salmon, researchers in South Korea hope to make better biomedical and other photonic devices base... Read more

Rapid improvement in DNA sequencing has sparked a proliferation of medical and genetic tests that promise to reveal everything from one’s ancestry to fitness levels to microorganisms that li... Read more

Nature has inspired generations of people, offering a plethora of different materials for innovations. One such material is the molecule of the heritage, or DNA, thanks to its unique self-as... Read more

DNA may be the blueprint of life, but it’s also a molecule made from just a few simple chemical building blocks. Among its properties is the ability to conduct an electrical charge, fueling... Read more

Researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT have engineered changes to the revolutionary CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing system that... Read more

Funded by private investors and governments, cancer tests of blood and urine are coming to market. How much does it cost to bring to market a diagnostic test that’s able to measure cancer wi... Read more

Scientists have shown for the first time that tumour DNA shed into the bloodstream can be used to track cancers in real time as they evolve and respond to treatment, according to a new Cance... Read more

Lathering up with sunscreen may prevent sunburn and protect against cancer, but it is also killing coral reefs around the world. That’s the conclusion of a team of international scientists,... Read more

UCLA-led research on telomerase could lead to new strategies for treating disease An enzyme called telomerase plays a significant role in aging and most cancers, but until recently many aspe... Read more

New research may revolutionize the slow, cumbersome and expensive process of detecting the antibodies that can help with the diagnosis of infectious and auto-immune diseases such as rheumato... Read more

Ethics and technology hold the key to the success of synthetic biology Targeted cancer treatments, toxicity sensors and living factories: synthetic biology has the potential to revolutionize... Read more

The ability to custom design biological materials such as protein and DNA opens up technological possibilities that were unimaginable just a few decades ago. For example, synthetic structure... Read more

Researchers from the Lomonosov Moscow State University discovered a new mechanism of DNA repair, which will help to treat and to prevent diseases in the future The DNA molecule is chemically... Read more

The Latest on: Immunotherapies

March 19, 2018 - SAN FRANCISCO—Researchers have developed a model to predict overall survival for people with advanced urothelial cancers treated with the immune checkpoint inhibitor atezolizumab. The model, which is based on six clinical factors, may help inform ... ...

March 19, 2018 - Mark J. Mann, MD, assistant professor, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson Hospital, discusses the future of immunotherapy in prostate cancer. According to Mann, sipuleucel-T (Provenge) was far ahead of the curve when it was first developed ... ...

March 19, 2018 - Unum Therapeutics, which is developing antibody-coupled T cell immunotherapies for cancers, announced terms for its IPO on Monday. The Cambridge, MA-based company plans to raise $75 million by offering 5.8 million shares at a price range of $12 to $14 ... ...

The Latest on: Fuel Cells

March 19, 2018 - ABB is working on fuel cell pilot projects with a number of major ship operators because it believes that hydrogen will be developed into an energy source for the maritime industry. Today, hydrogen trucks and buses are already operating and the rail ... ...

March 19, 2018 - Amid the buzz surrounding Class 8 heavy-duty trucks, let's remember that an electrified Class 8 solution is still in development. The two most common types of electric trucks being produced are all-battery electric and hydrogen-electric. Battery ... ...

March 18, 2018 - The fuel cell technology industry has witnessed very slow developments because of a lack of technology that is needed to process oxygen at a faster speed – a necessary key to cracking the code of fueling the cells efficiently. The engineers at Georgia . ...